(19)
(11) EP 0 587 140 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
15.02.1995 Bulletin 1995/07

(43) Date of publication A2:
16.03.1994 Bulletin 1994/11

(21) Application number: 93114417.4

(22) Date of filing: 08.09.1993
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5C04B 35/46, C04B 35/49
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 10.09.1992 JP 241640/92
15.02.1993 JP 25284/93

(71) Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Okuyama, Kojiro
    Ikoma-gun, Nara, 636-01 (JP)
  • Yokotani, Yoichiro
    Suita-shi, Osaka, 565 (JP)
  • Kugimiya, Koichi
    Toyonaka-shi, Osaka, 560 (JP)

(74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER 
Postfach 86 07 67
81634 München
81634 München (DE)


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    (54) Dielectric ceramic compositions and dielectric resonators


    (57) The invention provides a dielectric ceramic including as the main component a complex oxide formed of both Zr and Ti, at least one component selected from the group (A) consisting of {Mg, Co, Zn, Ni and Mn} and at least one component selected from the group (B) consisting of {Nb and Ta} and a TE₀₁δ -mode dielectric resonator including the dielectric ceramic, and also the invention provides a dielectric ceramic composition expressed by Formula (a):





    wherein A denotes at least one component selected from the group (A) consisting of {Mg, Co, Zn, Ni and Mn},
       x, y and z denote molar fractions ranging from 0.10 to 0.60, 0.20 to 0.60 and 0.01 to 0.70, respectively, and have the relation represented by Formula (α):





    and w denotes a value of 0 to 1.50, and a TE₀₁δ -mode dielectric resonator in which using the dielectric ceramic.





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